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2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
49 Degrees Awarded
$32,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Exercise Science and Kinesiology is the 25th most popular major in the country with 31,165 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 5,267 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 49 exercise science and kinesiology graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in exercise science and kinesiology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent exercise science and kinesiology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the exercise science and kinesiology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Exercise Science and Kinesiology in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. U-M is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Michigan State Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#3

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at IU Bloomington

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #4 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 2 doctorate’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree exercise science students with aid list, UW - Madison has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s exercise science degrees to qualified students.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Exercise Science and Kinesiology Report

#5 in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 4 doctorate’s exercise science degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM also made our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Toledo did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Exercise Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s exercise science students in 2019-2020.

University of Toledo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Exercise Science and Kinesiology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067.

Read more about Exercise Science and Kinesiology at University of Toledo

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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